Even if you hold a refugee travel document issued by a country that has a youth mobility agreement with Canada, you’re not eligible to participate.
Your dependants can’t come with you to Canada under the IEC program. However, they may apply to visit, study or work in Canada. We’ll look at your application separately from theirs.
If you’re a citizen of a partner country:
you may be able to apply to one or more of these 3 categories.
If you aren’t a citizen of a partner country, you may still be able to apply to IEC through a recognized organization.
If you want to come to Canada to work and travel under International Experience Canada (IEC), you can contact a recognized organization (RO) for help to plan your trip. They can help you:
ROs are youth service organizations that offer work and travel support to youth. They can be non-profit, for profit, or educational. Most charge a fee for their services.
Each RO offers different services to help build your international experience. They may have different eligibility criteria or serve only certain countries of origin.
If you’re from an IEC country or territory, you don’t have to use an RO, but you can choose to use one for more support.
If you’re not from an IEC country or territory, you can only come to Canada through IEC if you use an eligible RO.
If you decide to use an RO, visit their website for details on what services they offer, fees and how to contact them.
When you create your IEC profile, we’ll ask if you have a confirmation letter that proves an RO is helping you. You must get a confirmation letter from your RO and upload it to your profile.
AIESEC Canada is a non-profit organization that helps develop leadership in youth.
Types of work permits:
Target market: Youth aged 18 to 30
Eligible to: IEC countries/territories, Brazil, India
GO International is a Canadian organization that offers work and travel opportunities.
Types of work permits:
Target market: Youth aged 18 to 35
Eligible to: IEC countries/territories, the United States
IAESTE offers opportunities in technical career-related jobs.
Types of work permits:
Target market: Youth aged 18 to 35
Eligible to: IEC countries and other IAESTE country partners
Through A-Way to Work, the non-profit International Rural Exchange Canada offers paid opportunities to young people in
Types of work permits:
Target Market: Youth aged 18 to 35
Eligible to: IEC countries/territories only
Memorial University offers internships for students and recent graduates.
Types of work permits:
Target market: Youth aged 18 to 35
Eligible to: IEC countries/territories only
Stepwest offers work experiences ranging from paid ski resort jobs to industry-specific student internships.
Types of work permits:
Target market: Youth aged 18 to 35
Eligible to: IEC countries/territories only
SWAP Working Holidays helps with working holidays and young professional work and travel opportunities.
Types of work permits:
Target market: Youth aged 18 to 35
Eligible to: IEC countries/territories, the United States
If you want to travel and work temporarily in Canada as part of International Experience Canada (IEC), your first step is to become a candidate in one or more IEC pools.
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